Which is why, as I've said w/Timeless' releases of M Squad and The Rebel, the play's the thing-- if the show's good, as this Mr. Novak evidently is (rave reviews from all who have gotten that first-season Warner Bros. MOD), then 34 sec. of a tear in the film is very inconsequential.
I wasn't against that in this thread; it's only that when I tried to scroll down to see the latest posts, the thread kept scrolling up as more and more and more pictures kept showing up. That was the only peeve I had here.
That's one thing I do not like about this forum-- when a thread meant for one specific thing devolves in umpteen different directions. Whenever I want to say something that is not about the subject of the thread, I make it a point to say "OT," and then make the post, such that the differing...
How true, how true! I'm sure that there are those who enjoyed the entirety of The Odd Couple as CBS has presented it on DVD, even despite the musical replacements, because it's an incredibly classic comedy.
Look what I found on EBay: a vintage board game of Mr. Novak (might go just as well with the DVDs as Chuck Harter's book does)!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mr-Novak-Board-Game-by-Transogram-1963-Based-on-NBC-TV-Show-Complete/142817715523?hash=item2140996543:g:pXsAAOSwXudbEXmk:rk:16:pf:0
Certainly well done-- there is something in that Novak that must have been at least as riveting to him as Karl Malden's Lt. Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco and Lee Marvin's Lt. Frank Ballinger in M Squad have been to me!
It would be even easier, as I've said before, if people who are getting the releases of Mr. Novak have not seen it prior to purchase, and know nothing about the swaps.
Quite the tour de force on Chuck's part for a show that, albeit it lasted only 2 seasons on NBC, has been remembered for so long ever since it premiered!